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The longest-lasting dining establishments in the Triangle were Atara Cafe and Fink's Bar. Atara Cafe operated at 7 Ben Yehuda Street from 1938 to 1996. The European-style coffeehouse was a favorite of Mandate officers, pre-state paramilitary groups, and Israeli politicians, journalists, and bohemians.
In 1998, Koby and Yossi Sherf opened the first branch of Café Hillel on Jerusalem's Hillel Street, the source of the chain's name. [2] They envisioned a coffee shop with a relaxed "Jerusalemite" atmosphere serving world-class coffee and food. [3] Most of the branches are run by franchises, with only two or three owned directly by the company. [4]
The American Colony Hotel, on the "seamline" between east and west Jerusalem, is the preferred hotel of many diplomats, politicians and foreign correspondents. [2] Its famous guests include Jack Greenberg, Leon Uris, Lawrence of Arabia, Christiane Amanpour, Winston Churchill, [8] Bob Dylan, Tony Blair, Philip Roth, Eric Frattini, and John le Carré.
Jerusalem has several distinctive dishes, including ka’ak-al-quds (Jerusalem bagel), a long, oval-shaped bread typically topped with sesame seeds and served with za'atar; Jerusalem mixed grill, a dish made from chicken hearts, spleens, and liver mixed with bits of lamb and fried with onions and spices; and kubbeh, a type of dumpling made from ...
Jerusalem's best selection of secondhand books in English, as well as new books, and a small café where you can sit and read them. Wheeler, Tony (1990). West Asia on a Shoestring. Lonely Planet. Sefer VeSefel (meaning 'Mug & Book'), the bookstore on Ya'avetz St, has a cafe noted for its ice cream, noticeboard and magazine collection.
The first Aroma on Hillel Street in Jerusalem (2006). Aroma Espresso Bar in the Greater Toronto Area. Aroma Espresso Bar (Hebrew: ארומה אספרסו בר), or simply Aroma, is an Israeli coffeehouse chain with 162 locations around the country, [1] and several locations in the United States, [2] Canada, [3] Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
Ben Yehuda was already one of Jerusalem's main streets long before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. As a busy thoroughfare, it has been a prime target for terrorist bombings between 1948, when the worst atrocity happened, and 2001, during the Second Intifada. [1] In 1983, the street was closed to automobile traffic. [2]
In 2021, Lombard approved the construction of an Olive Garden on the south side of the center. The construction was completed and the restaurant opened in 2023. [10] In 2022, D.R. Horton sought to acquire a portion of the vacant strip mall (Shops of Yorktown) on the north side of the center for additional multi-family housing. The Village ...